Bale-tie buckle



J. T. A. TODD.

BALE TIE BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. I918.

Patented J an. 20, 1920.

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JAMES '1. A. TODD, 0F FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

BALE-TIE BUCKLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

Application filed March 20, 1318. Serial No. 223,489.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James T. A. Tom), a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bale- Tie Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bale tie buckles and more particularly to buckles which are adapted to retain the bales of cotton in the compressed condition and to whatever degree of compression they may be reduced.

The Government of the United States is demanding that the greatest compression of cotton bales that is feasible be done so that the shipping of cotton may be accomplished with as little expense as possible and requires that the bales be compressed so that an increase in the number of bales may be loaded on or in cars and other shipping vessels. There is also requirements that there be no spiders projecting from the ties. I have provided a buckle which will prevent expansion of the bale when the pressure of the compress is released and which can be manufactured at small cost and which can be placed on the ties very fast. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the buckle.

Fig. 2 is a view of the outside face of the buckle. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the buckle taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an edge view of the buckle, show ing the buckle applied to a bale tie. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of a buckle which is a variation of the buckle shown in previous views. Fig. 6 is a view of the outside face of the same. Fig. 7 is a transverse section of the same, taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The improved buckle is made of a single piece of flat metal and is reversible end for end. The body 1 has transverse slots 2 and 3 to receive the bale tie. The parts 4 and 5 are sprung up out of the plane of the body and one of these parts constitutes a tie ongaging member or bar and in the present illustration 5 indicates the tie engaging member for he end of the tie which is bent about the bar 5 and the tie end which is attached to the buckle at the bench. At the other end of the buckle, the bale tie 6 is bent over the member 1 and down through the slot 3 and under the clamping member 7. The clamping member 7 includes the greater part of the piece of metal and this member is depressed out of the plane of the body 1 for pressing the tie against the cotton bale. The bend 8 and the bend 9 of the tie to pass over the member 41 and under the clamping member 7 form the tie so that it cannot slip out of the buckle when strain comes on the tie or band. The edges of the body 1 are bent at right angles to the plane of the body to form guiding flanges 10 so that the tie will be held in line and not form a spider. Fig. 4 shows how the tie lies in between the flanges 10. The edge 11 of the member 7 and the edge 12 of the member t provide the gripping means for preventing the tie from slipping. This manner of gripping the tie is done with the least possible lost motion or slippage so that there will be the least possible expansion of the bale when the pressure is released from the compressed bale. The flanges 10 guide the end of the tie when the tie is being placed on the buckle.

The variation shown in Figaro-7 has a body 13 through which are made slots 14: and 15. The body has tie engaging memhere 16 and 17 which are sprung out of the plane of the body 13. The clamping member 18 is also sprung out or pressed out of the plane of the body 13. The manner of engaging the bale tie is similar to that shown in the first four views. The guides for the tie are different. Parts of the metal which were cut out of the slots 1a and 15 are bent at right angles to the plane of the body 13 and form guides 19 to prevent the tie from forming a spider and the guides 19 are beveled as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 so that when the end of the tie is run through the slot 15 and on under the clamping member 18, the end will pass between the guides 19 at the opposite end and the beveled faces of the guide lugs will cause the tie to right itself between the lugs and will hold the tie against forming a spider.

This improved buckle may be used by the ginner in baling cotton and also used in the standard and high density compresses. The same buckles can be'used in the compresses that Were put on by the ginner Without removing the buckles from the ties.

What I claim, is,-

1. The combination of a bale tie and a bale tie buckle having a body provided with a loop-engaging member at one end and a friction bar at the other end, a pressing member intern'iediate the ends of said body disposed inwardly out of the plane of said body and parallel thereto and cooperating With said friction bar for gripping the bale tie and serving to press the free end of the bale tie against the bale and flanges projecting from said body inwardly beyond and on each side of said pressing member for holding the free end of the tie in place against the bale for preventing lateral movement of the free end of the tie.

2. The combination ofbale tie and a bale tie buckle having a body provided With a loop-engagingmember at one end, one end of said tie being looped thereon, a friction bar at the other end of said body, a pressing member intermediate the ends of said body and disposed inwardly out of the plane of said body and parallel thereto and cooperatmg With said frlction bar for gr1pping the other end of said tie and serving to press the free end of the tie against the v bale, and flanges projected inwardly from said body for holding the free end of said tie against the halo and preventing the end of the tie from projecting outwardly. In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this 11th day of March, 1918.

JAMES T. A. TODD. 

